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is After Bite (or equivalent) too much for your allergies ?
or plain straight old ammonia ?

another possibility is to get one of those clay masks intended for use on the face --- surely there is one of those without that cosmetic ingredient which you are sensitive to

I tried all that stuff first- except Ammonia which is tricky because I have skin that dries and cracks easily. And Tea Tree oil, which I'm out of and will buy today.

I'd forgotten about the fleas attendant upon rabbit (or to be precise, southern population of the Northern Varying Hare) invasions: I can date Zathras' demise by the age of fearless half-grown rabbits which have invaded my yard since! I've also noticed less rabbit sign since the GHO had been hooting in the oak trees for a couple of weeks.

The thing about rabbit fleas is they don't infest the animals so much as their nests and paths: you have to step into a scrape to know they're there.

watch it with tea tree oil, there have been some reports of it messing with human hormone production; quite a few with mite-type rosacea have used it and found there are unpleasant ongoing side effects

perhaps a good dusting of the rabbit nest area with Diatomaceous Earth ?? won't hurt the owl nor any rabbits still around but sure desiccates the fleas and other nasty mange-causing critters

how about ammonia to counteract the itch, then bag balm to soothe the skin? my go-to is a salicylic acid lotion that Neutrogena sells "for acne" --- but because it's a salicylate, it calms the skin and causes the pores to exude any dead cells or sebum, and wounds to reject any invading bacteria --- dunno if that stuff has "that sweet smelling ingredient" though
 
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What do those of you on the wet side
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have in your runs (i.e. sand, gravel, wood, straw, just ground)? I talked with a guy today who used pea gravel in his run, and I just can't see doing that. Do runs here tend to stay really muddy? Is there a type of organic material that drains any better than others? Is mold an issue?
 
OK sorry Ari but I just couldn't resist. I dont really have anything in mine. Just the dirt ttha weres there.

Hey here is something that has made me feel pretty good. The person in charge of vendors at a local fest called me yesterday to ask me to come to thier fest. I explained that I was planning on it but also don't currently have the $$ for space. She said "just get your app in so I can make sure I have a space for you then we ca finish it up at the fest. So I am gonna be just a wee busy. See I am helping a neighbor raise his house and replace bad wood. Plus I am still trying to mke things because Sept 24-25 I will be at a local winery for a tour of winery's then Oct 1 at Onalaska for Apple Harvest Festival then Oct 14-16 Stevenson. Plus going tonight to look at a jeep that the guy wants me to fix the clutch in.
Hey anybody in say Oly area south that has duck eggs for eating. Got a friend who has a special needs child. She is allergic to chicken eggs but can have duck eggs.
 
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I'm on deep coarse sand, and as long as I make sure my runs have surface drainage (also not hard, as there's no piece of my yard big enough for a chicken run without having some corner significantly lower than at least two of the other three) I doubt I'll be able to develop actual mud. I can refill with sand as needed (I have a sand pit on the place) if chickens prove as powerful as cattle at making the ground disappear beneath their feet.
 
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